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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.14479 of 2026

DATE OF ORDER: 01.05.2026

Between:

Abid Ull Quadri, S/o. Late M.A.Wahab

...Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Municipal Administration & Urban Development

Department,

Secretariat, Hyderabad & 4 others

...Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of respondent

Nos.2 and 3 in not considering and action upon the petitioner’s

representation dated 16.04.2026 and in not implementing the

proceedings vide Lr.No.50/TPS-V/MCK/2024, dated 05.03.2024. A

consequential prayer is sought to direct respondent Nos.2 and 3 to

take immediate and effective action including stoppage of illegal

commercial use, removal / demolition of unauthorized construction.

2. The facts giving rise to filing of this writ petition are as follows:

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The petitioner claims to be the owner of H.No.2-7-147 & 148,

Opp: Swetha Hotel, Rice Millers Association, Building Road,

Karimnagar. It is submitted that though the permission was granted

for residential purpose, the respondent Nos.4 and 5 are unlawfully

using the premises bearing H.No.2-7-83 (New), Mukarampura, Opp:

Kalabharthi, Karimnagar (hereinafter referred as “subject property”)

for commercial purpose by running a restaurant and banquet hall at

the subject property,. It is further submitted that though the

permission was granted for Stilt + 2 upper floors, the respondent

Nos.4 and 5 have illegally constructed an unauthorized 3^rd floor

without leaving any mandatory setbacks. Aggrieved by the action of

respondent Nos.4 and 5, the petitioner made a representation to

respondent No.2 – Commissioner, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation

and Assistant City Planner, Municipal Corporation, Karimnagar on

16.04.2026. But till date no action has been initiated by the

respondent authorities upon the petitioner’s representations. As

such, the present writ petition is filed.

3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. K.Siddharth

Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Karimnagar Municipal

Corporation, appearing for respondent No.2 and 3 and perused the

material made available on the record.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since

petitioner’s representation is still pending for consideration, the

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respondent authorities may be directed to consider the same and take

action in a time bound period.

5. On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel appearing for

respondent No.2 would submit that the representation of the

petitioner dated 16.04.2026 will be considered by the respondent

authorities if not already considered, and appropriate action would be

initiated, in accordance with law, and prays this Court to pass

appropriate orders.

6. Since this Court, time and again, directed the Municipal

Authorities to initiate action against the illegal constructions by

following due process of law, it is noticed that the authorities are

failing to initiate action against the illegal constructions. However, in

some of the cases, authorities are issuing statutory notices and

thereafter not proceeding further to initiate further course of action

unless writ petitions are filed for not considering complaints/

representations made to civic authorities.

7. It is not out of place to mention Section 7(6) of the Telangana

State Building Permission Approval and Self Certification System (TS-

bPASS) Act, 2020 (for short ‘the TG-bPASS Act’) and Section 174(5) of

the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 encourages citizens to put on

notice to the Civic Authorities regarding unauthorized constructions.

Section 7(6) of the TG-bPASS Act is extracted for reference:-

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“7. Approval of Building Permissions-

….

(6) Citizens shall be encouraged to bring to

the notice of Municipality and District Collector

cases where unauthorized construction or

construction in violation of or in excess of

permissions, in the manner prescribed.

The identity of such informers shall be kept

confidential